'That was kind of funny': Haley Joel Osment on fans' reactions over 'unrecognisable' snaps of him

By Mailonline Reporter

Published: 19:02 GMT, 27 October 2014

He caused an Internet furor when images of him dressed as a Nazi emerged in September.

But Haley Joel Osment is laughing off the attention.

The 26-year-old Sixth Sense star called fans' reactions to the pictures, taken on the set of his new movie Tusk, 'kind of funny,' during on interview on the Today show on Monday.

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Sense of humour: Haley Joel Osment falled fans' reactions over his 'unrecognisable' snaps 'kind of funny' on the Today show on Monday

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It's all for a role: In Tusk, the star plays a comic version the so-called Canadian führer, Adrien Arcand, who hoped to bring Hitler to Canada

When asked my host Matt Lauer about the 'unrecognisable' snaps, the former child star answered:

'Luckily with the internet today, people can quickly see why I was dressed as a Nazi. So yeah, that was kind of funny.'

The actor, who was nominated for an Oscar at the tender age of 12, also explained why he took a break from a successful film career to go to college.

'It was always college,' said Haley, who graduated from NYU's Tisch School Of The Arts. 'My mom's a sixth-grade teacher, so it was never really negotiable. And luckily, I wanted to go to college, too.'

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Education is important: The actor, who was nominated for an Oscar at the tender age of 12, also explained why he took a break from successful film career to go to college

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Dapper: Haley looked smart in a grey suit and black shirt for the interview